Tag: Alleged internet fraudsters.
Internet fraud: 92 suspects arrested, 11 cars seized in Benin city
Their arrest was based on credible intelligence about their suspected involvement in computer related crimes.
Internet fraud: 21 jailed in Ibadan
All the defendants pleaded “guilty”, causing the prosecution counsel, Modupe Akinkoye, Sanusi Galadanchi, Lanre Suleiman, Mabas Mabur, Shamsudeen Bashir, Umar…
Two brothers, 10 others jailed for internet fraud in Benin
They were arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, following credible intelligence that exposed their fraudulent…
Internet fraud: Four Obasanjo Library suspects, 7 others jailed
Two of the suspects also agreed to refund N150,000 and N1 million each to their victims.
Pump action rifle recovered as EFCC grabs 47 for internet fraud in Benin
Other items recovered from the suspects to include, six vehicles, mobile phones and laptop computers.
Internet fraud: 32 arrested in Bauchi, 2 jailed in Kaduna
The suspects were arrested in Sabon Kaura and Gwalameji areas of Bauchi, Bauchi State capital following credible intelligence that linked…
Internet fraudsters jailed in Calabar, Kaduna
They forfeited all items used in committing the crimes to the Federal Government.
EFCC nabs 19 for internet fraud in Cross River, Akwa Ibom
Items recovered from them include: three exotic cars, 31 mobile phones and five laptops
Nine jailed for internet fraud in Anambra
The convicts were part of the 51 suspected internet fraudsters recently arrested at Premier Layout, Enugu State, following actionable intelligence…
EFCC nabs 120 for internet fraud in Lagos raids
the suspects made up of 95 males and 25 females were arrested by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1…
EFCC grabs 17 for internet fraud in Kwara
The latest arrests came on the heels of that of last week that involved 47 suspects, picked up in Ilorin…
Internet fraud: 32 jailed in Ibadan, Osogbo
Justice Demi-Ajayi of the Osun State Federal High Court, Osogbo convicted and sentenced Adewale to two years imprisonment or to…
Two jailed for internet fraud in Kaduna
Gupa was arrested in Bafra Hotel, while Yusuf was picked up at Command Junction area, all in Kaduna metropolis by…
Internet fraud: 40 suspects in EFCC net in Nassarawa
The suspects were arrested on Wednesday April 29, 2025 in Tamah by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of EFCC,…
Internet fraud: EFCC grabs 15 suspects in Lekki
The arrest of the suspects followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in fraudulent internet-related activities.
EFCC grabs 13 for internet fraud in Abuja
According to the statement, the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in their hideout in Kubwa,…
Internet fraud: 23 jailed, forfeit money in bank accounts in Benin city
All the defendants pleaded “guilty” to their charges when they were read to them, prompting the prosecution counsel, F.A Jirbo,…
EFCC grabs 36 suspected internet fraudsters
According to the statement, 17 of the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by the EFCC operatives of in Uyo, Akwa…
Man who defrauded in-law, 4 other fraudsters jailed in Kaduna
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja One Yakub Musa who defrauded his in-law of the sum of the sum of N3 million through…
17 jailed for internet fraud in Benin City
All the defendants pleaded “guilty” to their charge when they were read to them, prompting the prosecution counsel, F.A Jirbo,…
Internet fraud: EFCC grabs film director, 3 online vendors, 14 others in Uyo
Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said the suspects were arrested on Thursday March 20, 2025 in a…
Courts jail 29 internet fraudsters in Benin City
The suspects were arraigned before Justices A.N. Erhabor and W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Courts, sitting in Benin…
Internet fraud: EFCC grabs 30 suspects, 5 exotic cars in Asaba
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of EFCC, on Friday March 14, 2025, Dele Oyewale,…
32 jailed for internet fraud in Ibadan
The convicts who were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the were arraigned before Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.S. Adeyemi,…
21 internet fraudsters jailed in Benin City
The charge against Eimuen Nathaniel reads: "That you Nathaniel (m) on or about the 14th of February, 2025 within the…
Two jailed for internet fraud in Abuja
They were jailed on Friday, February 28, 2025 Christopher’s charge reads, ‘That you Godwin Christopher sometime in 2024 at Abuja…
Court jails 11 internet fraudsters in Benin City
They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them, prompting prosecution counsel, F.A Jirbo, I.K Agwai…
Six jailed for internet fraud in Ilorin
They were convicted and jailed by Justices Haleema Saleeman and Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in…
Courts send 9 internet fraudsters to jail in Kaduna
The suspected fraudsters identified as Yaya Babatunde (a.k.a Kay Lenea), Sule Onyegefu Isaac, Alaba Peter (a.k.a Mane Julia), Obedient Charles…
Seven jailed for internet fraud in Asaba, Benin
Spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale in a statement identified that suspects as: Precious Okeleke, Austine Iwuner, Saint Felix, Ododo…